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2014 HUGO Award Winners Announced

London has proven to the world time and time again that it can host a very good party, and this year’s Worldcon, entitled Loncon 3, the 72nd World Science Fiction Convention, was hosted in the capital’s ExCeL Exhibition and Convention Centre. As per tradition, the event included the Hugo Awards.

The Hugos are a highly prestigious award, given annually for the best science fiction or fantasy works and achievements of the previous year. This year’s crop of winners has proven that the fandom continues to be mature, progressive, and forward thinking; though we’re a little surprised DOCTOR WHO didn’t win anything this time round. Geoff Ryman and Justina Robson presented the Hugo trophies, with bases designed by Joy Alyssa Day.

The 2014 Hugo Award winners are:

BEST NOVELAncillary Justice, Ann Leckie (Orbit US/Orbit UK)

BEST NOVELLA“Equoid”, Charles Stross (Tor.com, 09-2013)

BEST NOVELETTE“The Lady Astronaut of Mars”, Mary Robinette KowalBEST SHORT STORY“The Water That Falls on You from Nowhere”, John Chu (Tor.com, 02-2013)

BEST DRAMATIC PRESENTATION, SHORT FORMGame of Thrones: “The Rains of Castamere”, written by David Benioff & D.B. Weiss, directed by David Nutter (HBO Entertainment in association with Bighead, Littlehead; Television 360; Startling Television and Generator Productions)

BEST EDITOR, SHORT FORMEllen Datlow

BEST EDITOR, LONG FORMGinjer Buchanan

BEST PROFESSIONAL ARTISTJulie Dillon

BEST SEMIPROZINELightspeed Magazine, edited by John Joseph Adams, Rich Horton, and Stefan Rudnicki

BEST FANZINEA Dribble of Ink, edited by Aidan Moher

BEST FANCASTSF Signal Podcast, Patrick Hester

BEST FAN WRITERKameron Hurley

BEST FAN ARTISTSarah Webb

The John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer was also presented at the ceremony, and was won by Sofia Samatar.

A full breakdown of the votes and nominees can be found here. Those wishing to vote in next year’s Hugo Awards should visit the website of the 73rd Worldcon at sasquan.org.